In the backdrop of recent policy decisions regarding medical devices including pricing caps, the medical technology industry has urged the government to look at sub-sectoring and sub-categorization of medical devices…
The last-ditch Republican effort to replace Obamacare suffered a bruising verbal assault Tuesday night from TV comedian Jimmy Kimmel, whose emotional appeal against an earlier GOP health-care bill—sparked by his…
A top-up health insurance plan “Extra Care Plus” has been launched by the Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, offering cover for pre-existing diseases and maternity expenses with a waiting period of…
The Centre and state governments are experimenting with several new and exciting ideas in healthcare reforms. What is missing, however, is a serious reform agenda for health financing. The last…
For Bank retirees, the premium for mediclaim policies with domiciliary benefits may go up when renewal is due in November, as the existing mediclaim insurance policy for retired employees and…
Recently, three companies including ICICI Prudential Life, Birla Sun Life and Aviva Life have launched health insurance products catering to specific illness. Customers can choose the type of cover, either…
An analysis by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) shows that importers, distributors and hospitals are earning hefty trade margins that can range from 67% to as high as 449%.…
The Health Ministry recently suggested equalising the costs of both normal and c-section deliveries in order to curb down the rampant practice of c-section surgeries in private hospitals. The proposal…
Raheja QBE has launched its first health Insurance product to provide a solution to high medical inflation and fill a need in the market for comprehensive health insurance. As…
ITC Chairman Y C Deveshwar announced recently that the diversified conglomerate will enter into healthcare industry by setting up a hospital. The objective of hospitals, Deveshwar said, should not be…